The Stanley Cup was first awarded in 1893 to the Montreal Hockey club as the top amatuer team in Canada. American teams didn’t start competing for the cup until a couple of decades later. I’ll...
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Every sport has a beginning. That is never the question. The hard thing to figure out is how it actually began. The development of any sport is not a straight line from A to B, but more like a bunch...
In the world of sports the business aspect offers as much drama as the playing side. In the NHL one of the biggest talking points among players is escrow. Player’s hate it, but the NHL thinks it...
What teams did Gretzky play for? (with stats and achievements)
A few players in the NHL get to play their whole career for one team. However, that does not apply to the greatest player of all time, Wayne Gretzky. There is a saying in hockey when asked about...
I remember well watching hockey on Wednesday March 13th, 2020. The NBA had already suspended a game due to COVID, and I thought, ‘this is probably going to be the last hockey I watch for a long...
No one feels bad for NHL players and the salaries they are paid - they still do make millions. But, the highest paid players in the NHL seem like they make significantly less than the other major...
